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| Years: 1457 1458 1459 - 1460 - 1461 1462 1463 | |
| Decades: 1430s 1440s 1450s - 1460s - 1470s 1480s 1490s | |
| Centuries: 14th century - 15th century - 16th century | |
Events
- The first Portuguese navigators reach the coast of modern Sierra Leone.
- March 5 - King Christian I of Denmark declares the unity of the two provinces of Schleswig and Holstein, who have been treated as one ever since (albeit under different national affiliations).
- March 6 - Treaty of Alcacovas - Portugal gives Castile the Canary Islands in exchange for claims in West Africa
- June - The Earl of Warwick and Edward, Earl of March, eldest son of the Duke of York, land in England with an army and seize London.
- July 18 - Battle of Northampton - Warwick and March defeat a Lancastrian army and seize King Henry. It is agreed that York will be Henry's heir, disinheriting the King's son Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales.
- December 30 - Battle of Wakefield - A Lancastrian army under Henry Beaufort, Duke of Somerset and Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland defeats a Yorkist army under the Duke of York and his son, Edmund, Earl of Rutland. Both York and Rutland are killed, the latter murdered after the battle. York's son Edward becomes leader of the Yorkist faction.
Births
- May 8 - Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (died 1536)
- Judah Leon Abravanel, Jewish philosopher, physician, and poet
- Antoine Brumel, Flemish composer (died 1515)
- Elijah Delmedigo, Italian philosopher (died 1497)
- Edward Sutton, 2nd Baron Dudley (died 1532)
- Juan Pérez de Gijón, Spanish composer (died 1500)
- Konstanty Ostrogski, Grand Hetman of Lithuania (died 1530)
- Vicente Yáñez Pinzón, Spanish navigator (died 1523)
- Tilman Riemenschneider, German sculptor (died 1531)
- Arnolt Schlick, German organist and composer
- Charles Somerset, 1st Earl of Worcester (died 1526)
- Tristão da Cunha, Portuguese explorer (died 1540)
Deaths
- July 10 - Humphrey Stafford, 1st Duke of Buckingham, English military leader (born 1402)
- August 3 - King James II of Scotland (born 1430)
- September 20 - Gilles Binchois, Flemish composer
- November 13 - Prince Henry the Navigator, Portuguese patron of exploration (born 1394)
- December 14 - Guarino da Verona, Italian humanist (born 1370)
- December 30 - Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York, claimant to the English throne (killed in battle) (born 1411)
- December 31 - Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury, English politician (executed) (born 1400)
- December 31 - Edmund, Earl of Rutland, brother of Kings Edward IV of England and Richard III of England (executed) (b. 1443)
- Francesco II Acciajouli, last Duke of Athens
- Israel Isserlein, German Jewish scholar
- Reginald Pecock, English prelate and writer
